Japanese striker Yuya Osako's fifth goal of the season put visiting 1860 1-0 up after a quarter of an hour before Ilir Azemi levelled for second-placed Fürth just six minutes later. The hosts dominated proceedings after that, but struggled to break down a dogged Munich defence. Both Tom Weilandt and Azemi fired wide for Fürth after the break, but Bülow's header deep into second-half stoppage time earned caretaker coach Markus von Ahlen's 1860 a dramatic 2-1 win.

The result leaves SC Paderborn 07 with the chance to leapfrog Fürth into second place on Saturday if they manage to overcome SV Sandhausen.